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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Fun fact: Our library events room is literally less than 100 steps away from this computer, and I can see people gathering to watch the CNN coverage (this room was where the presidential debates were shown). Problem is, I can't even hear what they're saying, and the coverage is rather boring. I was there for a bit and came back here because I get better coverage online and in this thread.
On a rather amusing note, results from my county in NC show that rival court of appeals candidates Linda Mc Gee and David Robinson both attained exactly 4,509 votes.
@Arkasas: Idaho soon will be called for Romney too, that for certain.
edited 6th Nov '12 7:44:34 PM by EarlOfSandvich
I now go by Graf von Tirol.I'm just realised. If Obama picks of Colorado, Iowa and Nevada then he doesn’t need anything but the West Coast and Hawaii. He could win without Florida OR Ohio, despite leading in both.
Huff Post have already called Minn for Obama
edited 6th Nov '12 7:47:42 PM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranNooo, looks like both of Georgia's amendments are going to pass.
And Jack Kingston won. This is like the exact opposite of of Christmas.
12 minutes until the daily show live stream. Recently lost comedy network so here's hoping my "patch" into 'merican stream on comedy central works.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?Grayson deliberately lied, and continued to insist that his offensive lie was true when even MSNBC called BS. Akin made a stupid, offensive statement and then apologized. There's a big difference there. And that's not at all his only incident: among other things, he falsely accused the same opponent in the same race of being a draft dodger, despite having never served in the military himself. He also called one of Ben Bernanke's advisers a whore (which he did eventually apologize for, though he initially stood by it even under criticism from fellow democrats). He's called the delay in passing Obamacare a "holocaust".
This is a guy that Anthony Weiner called "one fry short of a Happy Meal". If you are going to expect me to join you in calling out GOP BS, you need to not be so forgiving of your own side of the fence.
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And Romney is apparently running out of areas in Florida that normally favor Republicans. The longer he takes to close the gap the worse shape he is in. And if he loses either Ohio or Florida... four more years.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.